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Wmcmanus

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  1. Oh wait, there's no more possibility! If the Braves lose tomorrow and the Padres beat the Giants tomorrow, then the Braves finish with 90 wins are are eliminated, while the Giants and Padres both finish with 91 wins. In that case, there would still be a one game playoff between the Giants and Padres in Sand Diego on Monday. The winner would get the NL West title and the loser would get the NL wildcard title. Thus, it's possible for the Giants to still get into the playoffs even if they lose two more games to the Padres; so long as the Phillies beat the Braves tomorrow afternoon, the Giants are in!
  2. Concerning Al's Giants... If the Braves lose tomorrow afternoon, their only hope would be for the Giants to beat the Padres tomorrow evening which would give the Giants 92 wins and the NL West title, and would force a one game playoff between the Braves and Padres in Atlanta on Monday for the NL wildcard because each team would have finished the regular season with 90 wins. If the Braves win tomorrow afternoon against the Phillies, then they could win the NL wildcard outright with 91 wins if the Giants beat the Padres tomorrow night, giving the Giants the NL West with 92 wins and eliminating the Padres with 90 wins. But if the Braves win tomorrow against the Phillies and the Padres beat the Giants tomorrow night, then the Braves, Giants and Padres each finish the regular season with 91 wins. In that case, the Giants would play the Padres in San Diego on Monday to determine the NL West title, and the loser of that game would play the Braves in Atlanta on Tuesday to determine the NL wildcard. So despite losing two games in a row to the Padres, the Giant's are still in the best position. They'll have as many as 3 chances in 3 days in 3 different cities to make the playoffs. If they beat the Padres either in SF tomorrow or in SD on Monday, they'll win the NL West. Even if they lose both of those games, they'll still get the NL wildcard with a win in Atlanta on Tuesday. Most amazing in all of this is the fact that the Phillies will finish the regular season with the best record in baseball despite how poorly they played in the first half of the season.
  3. Giants vs. Padres game. This is one of my favorite times of the year, from the end of the regular season through the World Series as we eliminate each of the contenders one by one until only just one team goes home happy.
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    Audeze LCD-2

    Ric, I just looked back at the emails. I ordered my pair on August 1st and got the tracking number today, so figure a little over 2 months. Seems that Alex has more or less caught up with the backlog.
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    Audeze LCD-2

    Oh, cool. Still on my wish list of travel destinations. Cayman Airways used to do charter trips to Panama, usually right before Christmas. It was quite popular, but both the cargo hold and the overhead storage bins would get overstuffed with all sorts of packages that people came back with. It was a massive shopping fest. So I think they stopped going there for a while. Not sure if that ever resumed or not.
  6. I changed out most of the parts on a toilet today, and actually got everything to work! The flush value, filler valve, flapper, shut off valve, and even the water line that runs from the shut off valve to the toilet. I honestly didn't know that I had it in me to do this kind of work. Of course it took about 3 hours, whereas anyone with even a basic inkling of what to do could have done it in a half hour. I think I'll do the same for the other two toilets in the house just to upgrade them and as a measure of preventative maintenance. They still have the old fashioned floater things and the shut off valve that you have to twist around several times instead of the more modern 1/4 turn shut off. These things I'm learning...
  7. I agree that the AD2000 are worth a try, and given that he's provided a budget of $450 (used), the LCD-2 aren't in the picture.
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    Audeze LCD-2

    HDen, where is here? ^
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    Audeze LCD-2

    The gift wrap thing doesn't work here because your duty free allowance only applies to items you bring in for your own consumption/enjoyment. The minute you tell them that you bought it for someone else, it's taxable. Likewise, it's never good to try to "hide" something by wrapping it in a towel, or the like. The minute they see that, they'll go through everything with a fine tooth comb, and write you up. You don't want to have an entry in "the book" with your name beside it! I normally send CD/DVD/BluRay cases in bulk (several big boxes of them) via cargo once every year or two. In other words, I bring the discs in on return flights in my carrying case, but then just let the cases pile up for a while at my mom's house in Illinois, or in my motorhome. Then when I'm sending something else (like the big plasma TV that is on it's way now), I'll box up all of the empty cases and send them along as well. That way there is nothing of value to declare - just empty cases.
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    Audeze LCD-2

    I may have slipped a digit on my R10's way back when, as well. I think they cost $260.00, if memory serves. Actually, headphones are pretty easy to bring back on return flights because you can always pass them off as something you were traveling with (same for your laptop, camera, camcorder, a new cell phone, watch, Kindle, iPod, etc.). I think, to a great degree, there is an unwritten 'rule of reason' that comes into play, and you have to show respect for that. Don't try it with a BluRay player, for instance. Clothes are generally Ok as well, but the other day I brought in 10 new bath towels and 10 new large hand towels. By declaring all of that (for $140), I was able to divert attention from my massive Slappa 600 CD/DVD/BluRay carrying (suit)case which was nearly full with all sorts of new stuff that they could have tried to assess import duty on.
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    Audeze LCD-2

    Got my "It's Ok to pay for them now" email today from Alex, and I've since done so. The timing is quite fortunate, as I'll be heading to Illinois next weekend for a high school reunion, and the LCD-2 should get there before I do. Otherwise, it would probably be Christmas before I'd be able to pick them up. Even better yet, I'll be able to bring them back to Cayman with me on the return flight and they'll be within my duty free allowance. Well, not really, but with a little creative accounting...
  12. Thanks for the belated wishes as well. You guys are just ever so swell.
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    slow forum

    Don't know if anyone has posted this yet... got it as an email from Dave Derik. Somehow it made me think of Mike Baker. I need more shows
  14. Thanks, everyone! It's nice in this day and age to receive real birthday wishes from real people who actually know me! I must have deleted at least a dozen system generated birthday emails form the various forums I'm registered at. In fact, in some cases, that's the only reminder I ever get that I'm a still a member. FerrariChatClub. Huh? I must have really been dreaming the day I signed up for that one! We're in the midst of a tropical storm today in Cayman. It has been raining non-stop for about 16 hours. The roads are all flooded and my classes at the college are cancelled for tonight. Good thing my g/f is on-Island at the moment. It will be her job to keep me safe and warm tonight. She just got back on Sunday, and so far neither of us has driven the other completely nuts. All a matter of time, of course, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts. Just started working my way through my Three Stooges box set this weekend. Always a sucker for the Amazon "Gold Box" deal of the day, I must have spent the requisite $27.99 at some point in the recent past to acquire this lovely, VERY comprehensive DVD set, which contains ALL of the Stooges shorts from 1934-1959. I'm still on Disk 3 of 17 and am afraid my mind will go numb even before I'm able to eject Disk 3 from my laptop. Mindless birthday #48 here I come!!!
  15. Found out who borrowed my wheelbarrow, and fell much better now knowing that it wasn't stolen by someone who might want to come back for more.
  16. Walked around the back of my house to discover that my wheelbarrow is missing. I'm hoping that someone I know borrowed it this summer. It would spook me a bit if it was actually stolen. Not that I give a shit about a wheelbarrow since it can be replaced for $50 or less. But dang! It was on the back porch, just one broken sliding glass door and 10 feet away from my all-MBL system.
  17. One of those email things. I found this one quite interesting and fun and thus have bookmarked it for occasional reference. Only thing that has me scratching my head is why it shows 2004 following 2010. Obviously a little problem there, but otherwise pretty slick. http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf Seconds Minutes Hours Day of week Day Month Year
  18. No, I hear ya. I just don't think I'll have the patience to wait for the 93-SE. The Netflix thing would be nice to have right away.
  19. That or buy the 93 now, then move it to the MH in the Spring when I hit the road again. Then get a 93-SE for home next Fall and sell the 83. Lots of ways to skin a cat.
  20. Ya, no kidding. Sounds like a blast!
  21. So it would seem. I like that boom boom pow though. Gotta get get. Gotta get get. Sounds good in a nice car stereo system, but I wouldn't play it anywhere else.
  22. Ya, that what I got from the article as well, although that wasn't the case with the 83 and 83-SE. If the 93-SE is a completely different unit, I may hold off until it comes out. I could bring my 83 to Cayman and use it in the meantime.
  23. Man, that's such sad news. I had seen Todd's post about his dad passing on Facebook, but didn't realize what the circumstances were. You have my sincere condolences, Todd. Hang in there, pal.
  24. This is great news. I've just bought a Panasonic 65" plasma (the VT25 model) and was debating whether to bring my BDP-83 to Cayman (it's in my motorhome in the US now) or to possibly buy a different BluRay player. So I'll just leave the 83 in the road rig and buy a 93 for home. One question though: does anyone know whether we'll be able to upgrade a 93 to the SE version when that becomes available? Or will the 93-SE be a completely different unit?
  25. Happy birthday, Jim!!!
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